Volunteer Profile

Alfred

Williams

Languages:

English

August, 1991

Bio:

My name is Alfred Williams, born and raised in Sierra Leone. I attended the Methodist Boys' high school and later enrolled at Fourah Bay college, University of Sierra Leone. I studied social work and graduated with a division one. I did my internship at IsraAid Sierra Leone and later was later employed as a field officer. I trained community volunteers, health promoters, in providing Psycho-social support to their communities. I am a christian. I like meeting new people, helping the needy, going to the beaches, writing projects proposals and so on.

Volunteering Experience:

Reservation View Progressive Youth Organization. 2010-Present
Project Coordinator/Assistant Public Relation Officer
Organised and empower youths to clean, plant trees and, rehabilitate and secure community properties
Organised and plan meeting with stakeholders and community members on development issues
Organised and coordinate friendly Football and athletic Activities among nearby communities
Co-founder of Reservation View Youth Organization
Write developmental projects
One Voice Youth Organization (Calaba Town) 2012-Present
Chairman/project manager
-Provide Free Holiday Syndicates for a period of one month to pupils from Classes three to Senior Secondary School pupils.
-Organized and Coordinate Monthly Community Cleanings
-Empower and provide Mentorship to 20 youth and 30 children Reunite Children With Their Parent and Care-givers
-Provide Counselling for Stress and Traumatized Youth Serve as Chairperson during Meetings and other important gatherings
-Design and write project
-Supervise and monitor projects
117 Hotline Operation Project November 2014-May 2015
Social Work Intern
 Provide weekly Psycho-social support sessions to 20 participants for 24 weeks
 Co-facilitated sessions
 Participate in developing materials for the group sessions
 Conducted Narrative Therapeutic Interviews to Call center operators
 Helped in coding the data for the M & E
 Write weekly report based on the sessions
The Catholic Relief Service Project
Social Work Intern
 Assist in developing culturally relevant manual for the training of 20 Ebola Orphans care givers
 Co-facilitated the training
 Assist in preparing the materials for the training
Saint George Foundation Project
Social Work Intern
 Assist in preparing materials for training and provision of 20 care givers with 40 orphan Kids
 Co-facilitated the training
 Write a report about the training.
Fulbright Scholar Research, Sierra Leone- February 2013
Serve as research assistant
Collect data from respondents.
An IRB- approved Research Project entitled: A needs Assessment for School Social Workers in Sierra Leone.

My name is Alfred Williams, born and raised in Sierra Leone. I attended the Methodist Boys' high school and later enrolled at Fourah Bay college, University of Sierra Leone. I studied social work and graduated with a division one. I did my internship at IsraAid Sierra Leone and later was later employed as a field officer. I trained community volunteers, health promoters, in providing Psycho-social support to their communities. I am a christian. I like meeting new people, helping the needy, going to the beaches, writing projects proposals and so on.

One Voice Youth Organization (Calaba Town) 2012-Present
Chairman/project manager
-Provide Free Holiday Syndicates for a period of one month to pupils from Classes three to Senior Secondary School pupils.
-Organized and Coordinate Monthly Community Cleanings
-Empower and provide Mentorship to 20 youth and 30 children Reunite Children With Their Parent and Care-givers
-Provide Counselling for Stress and Traumatized Youth Serve as Chairperson during Meetings and other important gatherings
-Design and write project
-Supervise and monitor projects

The Catholic Relief Service Project
Social Work Intern
 Assist in developing culturally relevant manual for the training of 20 Ebola Orphans care givers
 Co-facilitated the training
 Assist in preparing the materials for the training

Saint George Foundation Project
Social Work Intern
 Assist in preparing materials for training and provision of 20 care givers with 40 orphan Kids
 Co-facilitated the training
 Write a report about the training.

Fulbright Scholar Research, Sierra Leone- February 2013
Serve as research assistant
Collect data from respondents.
An IRB- approved Research Project entitled: A needs Assessment for School Social Workers in Sierra Leone.